Who's minding the cash register?

According to reports I just heard, Mr. Obama is planning a trip to Africa that will cost the taxpayers $100 million-plus. I have to question where this money comes from.

I know it's collected from American taxpayers, but what I would like to know is what fund this amount is removed from? Another question pops into my mind. Who authorizes this amount to be used? Also, will Mrs. Obama be taking another vacation while her husband is traveling around the world?

What part of the Constitution authorizes this kind of spending? Americans wonder why so much equipment and personnel have to go along on these junkets. Well, here are some observations of my own. In order for Mr. Obama to keep his promise to change America, one of the objects of success is to bankrupt America. He seems to be doing a very good job, so far. His free spending to keep the poor, well, poor, is to give them all the free stuff they could ask for.

Think 73 weeks of unemployment benefits, down finally from 99 weeks. Why work when you can make that much money by staying home and receiving free government money? Don't forget food stamps. Free section 8 housing. Free loans with no payback for (so-called) emergencies. The list goes on and on, but who's counting?

Money is not the only thing that the Obama administration robs from the taxpayer. Good sense, judgment and morals are also being "changed." I call Obama the 'shotgun' president. If you fire one bullet, you know where it goes. If you fire a shotgun, you can't tell where all the shots hit. That is what is happening with the Obama team. Throw enough scandals at the public, and one overrides the other.

Some cases in point: Remember "Fast and Furious"? How about Benghazi? Does Clapper, Clinton and Holder lying to Congress ring a bell? Perhaps you remember the IRS targeting conservatives. How about Sebelius shaking down insurance executives? Maybe you heard about the DOJ spying on the press? Do you recall the IRS giving out millions in bonuses? This list goes on and on, but you get the point.

Most people can't keep up with the scandals, and team Obama knows that. I can't even go into voter fraud because this column isn't long enough to explain about Ohio River's Laurence County, where 100 eligible voters registered 109 votes. How about Ohio's rolls that include 1.8 million dead people and nearly 3 million who have registered to vote in multiple states? Ohio's secretary of state, Jon Husted, asked Attorney General Holder to meet to discuss this, but Holder has done nothing about the request.

Can you guess that Husted is a Republican? Can you believe Obama has asked the public to trust the government will clear all these items up? Can you believe why I ask God every day to bless America before we are destroyed completely?

Ted Arsenault is a resident of Cedar City.

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Who's minding the cash register?

According to reports I just heard, Mr. Obama is planning a trip to Africa that will cost the taxpayers $100 million-plus. I have to question where this money comes from.